diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php b/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
index aa2d46062..b785c4da2 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ class LibraryInstaller implements InstallerInterface
                 $this->filesystem->unlink($link.'.bat');
             }
         }
+
+        // attempt removing the bin dir in case it is left empty
+        if ($this->filesystem->isDirEmpty($this->binDir)) {
+            @rmdir($this->binDir);
+        }
     }
 
     protected function initializeVendorDir()